Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hanoi vs. Rethymno Cost of Living Summary
Hanoi is 33.0% cheaper than Rethymno.
Hanoi vs. Rethymno Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Rethymno, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
|
Rethymno
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.88
€11.49
|
$2.12
₫54,822
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
€9.00
|
$4.41
₫114K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.50
|
$0.49
₫12,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.31
₫7,912
|
|
Rethymno vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants
pay 23.4% less for groceries
|
Rethymno
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
€1.10
|
$1.08
₫28,097
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.46
€6.66
|
$5.21
₫135K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
€5.30
|
$5.70
₫148K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.99
|
$1.47
₫38,076
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
€3.85
|
$1.68
₫43,632
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$1.52
₫39,420
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.48
₫12,451
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.61
₫15,806
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.51
₫13,208
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.38
|
$0.43
₫11,218
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.39
|
$0.50
₫13,014
|
|
Rethymno vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Rethymno
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.42
|
$3.47
₫89,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.24
₫239K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,394.71
€19,989.92
|
$30,715.02
₫795M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
€11.99
|
$5.39
₫140K
|
|
Rethymno vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation
pay 39.4% less for housing
|
Rethymno
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.90
€27.58
|
$8.84
₫229K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.87
€499.75
|
$407.99
₫11M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.89
€399.80
|
$278.92
₫7M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.95
€132.06
|
$65.57
₫2M
|
|
Rethymno vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Rethymno
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$362.05
€323.17
|
$771.38
₫20M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,031.05
€3,598.19
|
$27,672.00
₫717M
|
|
Rethymno vs. Hanoi - Cost of childcare
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rethymno
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
€4.00
|
$1.08
₫27,900
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
€3.25
|
$1.88
₫48,678
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
€4.00
|
$1.40
₫36,282
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.59
€54.97
|
$24.48
₫634K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.40
€7.50
|
$4.23
₫110K
|
|
Rethymno vs. Hanoi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 42.8% more for clothing
|
Rethymno
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
€79.96
|
$48.20
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.20
€9.99
|
$26.30
₫681K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.79
€39.98
|
$83.83
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.79
€39.98
|
$78.65
₫2M
|
|
Rethymno vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2026
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